Sinai Islamists vow revenge against Israel for Gaza strikes

CAIRO - An Islamist group in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel said on Tuesday it will take revenge against the Jewish state for the killing of Palestinian terrorists in Gaza over the weekend.

"We, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdes group tell the Jews that the blood of our
brothers in Palestine is ours and their revenge is ours... So wait for
our painful reply and revenge," the group said in a statement posted on
Islamist websites.

An IAF airstrike killed two Palestinian terrorists, including the leader of an al-Qaida-affiliated group in the Gaza Strip, on Saturday. Three other terrorists were killed on Sunday.

The Ansar Bayt al-Maqdes (Supporters Of Jerusalem) group had claimed responsibility for several attacks on Israel from Sinai.